In addition to
great music, there will be tons of food and drink vendors with lots of local
options, a craft beer village, free Rockstar energy drink and water samples and
a Trojan vibrator giveaway from 4-8 p.m. Saturday (for real!). Official
after-parties take place at Igby’s Friday, aliveOne Saturday and The Righteous
Room Sunday. Ready to go? Don't leave home without peeping our cheat sheet, complete with lineup, map, dos and don’ts and more vital info.

Second Sunday on
Main
returns to Over-the-Rhine this week with a lineup of special Pride events in
addition to the art, shopping, demos, kids activities, food and music that the
free street festival serves up every month. Be sure to check out the annual
Drag Race and Dykes on Trykes
— a race you’ll have to see to believe! — as well as the new mobile boutique
Truckshop. Read more about the unique, locally owned shop-on-wheels here.
Second Sunday on Main runs noon-5 p.m.

The Gambling Rose
Tattoo Convention brings some of the best tattoo artists across the globe to
town for the weekend. Swing by Duke Energy Center Friday-Sunday for tattoo
competitions, seminars, vendors and a roller derby showdown between the
Cincinnati Rollergirls and the Black-N-Bluegrass Rollergirls. Tattoo artists
and piercers from around the country and world will be under one roof,
available for appointments. Featured artists include Jerod Ray and Tylor Schwarz
(contestants on Oxygen’s Best Ink
Season Two); Sarah Miller (runner-up, Spike’s Ink Master Season Two); Tatu Baby (contestant on Spike’s Ink Master Season Two, voted by fans to
return to Season Three — premieres Tuesday); and Chris Torres (NY Ink bad boy). Tickets are $20 for a single-day
pass/$30 for two days/$40 for the whole weekend.

Newport on the
Levee is going to be a real sausage fest this weekend — literally! The Queen
City Sausage Festival
unites all the loves of a true
Cincinnatian: pork, beer and river views. Eat your way through more than
two-dozen sausage specimens including the grilled gyro cheddar met, the zest
Italian sausage hoagie and, of course, Queen City goetta. There will also be foods
that didn’t once say “oink,” plus live music, eating contests and lots of rides
and games for the kids. The fest runs Friday-Sunday at the Levee and admission
is free.

For more art openings, theater shows, summer
festivals and other stuff to do this weekend, check out our To Do picks and full calendar.

Jac's roundup of pop culture news and Internet findings

Japan is the
breeding ground for freaky trends that never (thankfully) make it across the
ocean. In fall of 2012 we were introduced to “bagel heads,”
a temporary look achieved by injecting saline into the forehead until a dome is
formed, then creating a creating a small crater in the center. The end result
looked like a bagel or donut implant in your forehead. Totes desirable. Then there's ganguro, a Japanese fashion trend where harajuku meet Snooki, resulting in orangey-tan
girls that look freshly plucked from an anime cartoon (tanime?)and now…eyeball licking? Gawker reports
conjunctivitis is running rampant in Japanese middle schools with the sudden
popularity of kids licking each others' MFing eyeballs. Japan, I will take your cat cafés
and affinity for all things tiny (see below) but keep your tongues away from my
see-holes.

The Simpsons is definitely ingrained in American popular
culture. Once an edgy, almost salacious TV show, Homer & fam are pretty
mild in comparison to television’s modern-day exports — animated or otherwise.
So it’s no surprise that Universal Studios announced
a Simpson’s theme park to open this summer at its Orlando, Fla., resort with
a full replica of the fictional town of Springfield. There’s a Krusty Burger,
Kwik-E-Mart, Duff Brewery (yes, an actual brewery with beer created exclusively
for the park) and, of course, Springfield would not be complete without Moe’s
Tavern. Go here
to check out photos and video from the newly-opened park.

Apparently Hodor
(real name: Kristian Nairn), gentle giant and Bran Stark’s personal Segway on Game of Thrones, is actually a real 21st century person and DJ. Check him out!

If Hodor’s a DJ, Winterfell's
a dance floor

Veneers, dwarf darts and chest beating — that’s what you can really look
forward to going into The Wolf of Wall
Street, Martin Scorsese’s new film based on the story of ‘90s stock market
criminal type, Jordan Belfort. OK, that and Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill(‘s
freaking veneers) and Matthew McConaughey.

Can Leo’s dance move at 1:34 be the new Harlem Shake?

The song playing in the background is off Kanye West’s new album, Yeezus, which came out Tuesday. Kanye,
who apparently is a father now (apparently, because since Kim hasn’t produced
so much as a bowel movement in the past decade without an accompanying press
release, no one can really be too sure about this baby thing), promoted the new album with an American Psycho-inspired commercial — I
am not calling this a short film — starring Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian’s
baby daddy, and Jonathan Cheban, Kim K’s main butt buddy/occasional frienemy.
Behold:

Before American Psycho fans
call blasphemy, author Bret Easton Ellis has come out saying he actually wrote
the spoof himself.

Mad Men’s penultimate season — arguably its darkest yet — wraps up this
Sunday. Now that the merged agencies have agreed on a name and logo, they’re
ready to go public! Check out this awesome press release (via Mad Men’s
Facebook page) SC&P letter:

Jac's roundup of pop culture news and Internet findings

98 Degrees appeared
on Bravo’s late night show, Watch What
Happens Live, last week and, shockingly, Justin Jeffre didn’t wear a
fedora! But seriously, on the after-show, Nick played “Plead the Fifth”
(without pleading the fifth!), a regular game in which host Andy Cohen asks a
guest three personal questions, and they can only decline to answer one. Nick
revealed, “The
best thing about not having Joe Simpson anymore as a father-in-law is that I
don't have to play grab-ass under the table on Easter Sunday anymore.” And
judging by the reaction (plus the rumorsabout Joe batting for the other team), he
ain’t talking about Jess… But the best part of this episode was the night's bartender, Internet
sensation of yesteryear, Sweet Brown! In case you were wondering,
no, she still ain’t got time for that.

If you somehow avoided
the Internet late last week, perhaps you missed the genius that is Ryan Gosling
Won’t Eat His Cereal, a series of Vine videos by Ryan McHenry. IknowIknowIknow
ANOTHER Ryan Gosling meme — but this one will make you spew milk out of your
nose. That is, if you’ll ever eat cereal again knowing RG’s disdain for it.
Peep them all here,
conveniently compiled by Buzzfeed.

Well, it’s time.
Seven years after cancelling one of the smartest comedies on television,
the folks behind Arrested Development “unmade a huge mistake.” Season Four comes to
Netflix May 26 and the first official trailer is here.

According to
HuffPo,AD goes live at 12:01 a.m. PT, which
is 3:01 a.m. our time. Early morning frozen bananas, anyone? After all,
breakfast is the most important thing — out of things you eat.

Kristen Wiig
hosted Saturday Night Live last week (don’t even get me started on that mess) and Vampire
Weekend performed two songs from their new album, Modern Vampires of the City. It’s pretty good; you should buy it
here. Does anyone know if lead singer Ezra Koenig (right) and actor Michael Stuhlbarg (Boardwalk
Empire, A Serious Man) are related?

Seth Meyers, head
writer for SNL and Weekend Update
host, is now the confirmed replacement for Jimmy Fallon when he leaves Late Night
to take over The Tonight Show. Longtime veteran Jay Leno will be stepping down
early next year. When the switch goes down, both The Tonight Show and Late
Night will be filmed in New York. Lots of questions still remain: Will The Roots
stay with Jimmy or stick to Late Night? How will old people react to two goofy,
youngish SNL alumni with normal chins
taking over their screens two hours each weeknight? Seriously, has anyone
checked on Conan O’Brien lately? Is he doing OK?

I can be suckered
into any number of advertising campaigns (HELLO, TARGET) but it really irks me
when an ad tries too hard and I can totally see through it. For example,
remember last spring when Mike and Ike billboards were popping up and — oh my
gosh, someone vandalized them! Every single one! That’s right, the ads appeared
to have either Mike or Ike scribbled out and then a few weeks later, the next
wave of ads were released, which revealed that Mike and Ike have “broken up.” I
really do not give a shit about boring movie candy. Do kids even know what Mike
and Ikes are anymore? I guess that’s the point. Well, a year later, Mike and
Ike are back at it. This time, they're getting some street cred thanks to their
new friend, Nelly. From a press release:

Award-winning hip
hop artist, Nelly has teamed up with MIKE AND IKE® to honor their recent
reunion after a highly publicized split last Spring! As a long-time fan of the
candy, Nelly played a role in helping Mike and Ike get back together and is
excited to be part of their new campaign!

This weekend is all mothers, so grab your mom,
grandma, baby-mama or other motherly-type and take her out for a good time! The
next few days are packed with stuff to do, with moms or otherwise.

The 44th annual Appalachian Festival is already in
full gear at Coney Island, with tons of live music, handmade artisan crafts,
storytelling, food and an authentic pioneer village — for those who like to
kick it super old-school. The fest runs until 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $1-$8. Get a full lineup of
activities and performances here.

Cincinnati Rollergirls games are pretty much a
guaranteed good time. Fun, fierce, badass chicks battle on the rink; $1
happy hour beers; hilarious roller derby nicknames; meet-and-greet with the
girls after the game — need we go on? Roll out to the Cincinnati Gardens
Saturday as the CRG face Toronto Roller Derby and The Dire Skates of Richmond,
Ind., in a double-header. Saturday is Scout and Kids Night, so bring the
chillun for a family-friendly event. Get tickets here
and read our interview
with Rollergirl Sydney “Big Ugly” Greathouse.

Whether you’re looking to welcome a furry friend to
your family or you want to treat your pup to a day on the town, head downtown
to the Duke Energy Convention Center for Petopolis Saturday-Sunday. This pet
expo features animal adoption opportunities, pet fashion shows (hopefully
straight out of Anchorman), trick
competitions, demos, informational seminars, activities for the kids and tons
of vendors. Plus, moms will get complimentary pet photos for Mother’s Day. Go
here for more information.

Oktoberfest
is months away, but local German enthusiasts can get their fill of beer,
sausage and Gemütlichkeit
at the
Cincinnati Donauschwaben Society’s Schwabenfest
Friday-Saturday. Have your fill of homemade
sausages, German brews, pretzels and cream puffs, compete in the stein-holding
competition and, if you’re coming from Petopolis, dogs are welcome in the
biergarten.

Maybe you
prefer more American-style fare. In that case, swing by Sawyer Point from 2-10
p.m. Saturday for the Cincinnati Wing Fest. This free food festival features
chicken wings and side dishes ($2+) from Knocback Nat’s, Rooster’s, Montgomery
Inn, Buffalo Wings and Rings and several other area restaurants.

Northside Second
Saturdays is a great opportunity to buy some artwork, jewelry, baked goods,
clothing or home goods for mom (or yourself — no judgment). Stop by local businesses
along Hamilton, Chase and Spring Grove avenues from 6-10 p.m. Saturday for
sales, extended hours, drinks and food specials. Check out a full list of
participating shops, restaurants and bars here.

Jac's roundup of pop culture news and Internet findings

Everyone’s talking
about the punk-themed Met Ball today,but I’m still in awe from last night’s RuPaul’s Drag Race season finale and
reunion, where America’s Next Drag Superstar was crowned in true pageant style.
It’s easy to confuse the two: both are over-the-top parades of outrageous
fashion, debut ‘dos and bodies squeezed into numerous pairs of Spanx, but only
one event has RuPaul, so I’m focusing on that one.

The spotlight was
on the final three dragsters, Roxxxy Andrews, Jinkx Monsoon and Alaska, but I
couldn’t take my eyes off Penny Tration, Cincinnati’s own queen supreme who was
voted onto this season by viewers — only to be eliminated in the first episode.

via Homorazzi

Like any good
queen, Penny varies up her looks, but I’ve never seen her like this before! E!
put Penny on their worst dressed list,
but any press is good press, right? With a leotard made from the fabric of the
dress she wore when she was eliminated, manic makeup and a tiny tuft of hair on
her big bald head, homegurl looked like a pageant baby Treasure Troll on crack,
and by that I obviously mean she looked amazing.

via Homorazzi

Detox, who I
originally pegged as the winner but only made it to the final four, also stole
the show with this incredible black-and-white look. No Photoshop!

And Season 4
winner, Sharon Needles, served up Pee Wee Herman realness in this hot little
number: